Articles on Asylum seekers

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Seidu Mohammed smiles after receiving his refugee claim acceptance letter in Winnipeg in May 2017. The Ghanian man lost his fingers to frostbite after crossing the Canada-U.S. border at an irregular spot.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
May 14, 2019

Immigration has featured as an issue in every Australian election since 2001. But the numbers often tell a different story from the political posturing.

Community members come together in Parkland, Florida, to mark the first anniversary of the killing of 14 students and three staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Cristobal Herrera/EPA
March 21, 2019

If the government really intends to “reopen” Christmas Island in any major way, it could find itself spending a lot of money there on few if any people.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other Coalition MPs described Labor as weak on borders after the opposition and the crossbench voted to pass a bill allowing medical transfers from Manus and Nauru.
AAP/Mick Tsikas
February 14, 2019